The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-12-16
WASHINGTON.
tSson our regular correspondent,

WASHAN@A9Nt ~ NJ NoNs @Yttf A~~fs
Already have reported to you thecnr
rent capital gossip concerning the Cabinet
changes--that Mr.. Lamar will be trans.
lated to the Supreme Beueh, that Post.
master General Villas IL to succeed him..
and that Mr. Dickinson OF Michigan. viii
be the latter's successor. Still another
rumor ID that Mr. Whitney expects % re-.
sign from the Cabinet unless his health
greatly improves withla the next two
months, his friends claiming that man.
Of the vast wealth and great social prom.
lnenee Of The present Secretary ot tie
Navy cannet afferd 10 endangsr his en-.
Istence by further devetlng himself - the
onerous d uties incumbent upon him.
Many New York Democrats were e..
trsmeIy solIeltcus Tor the Preaidens % 90
TO his cid home At Buffalo and vote Ia the
late election. and much disappointment was
felt that he did not crafty public sxpec-
tation In that respect. But the President
had good reason for absenting hlmssA,
a. he had learned from trustworty sources,
that his presence At the polls would have
been the occasion OF an undlgnlAed and
unseemly demonstration on the part OF
club Of intensely partisan Republicans. as
II was their unpatrlotlc purpose TO ehaI-
lenge Mr.. cleveland's right 20 vote. on
the ground that he Il net now legal resi-.
dent Of Buffalo. In view OF this exposed
conspiracy, |, is doubtful II Mr.. Cleveland d
again votes during his Presidency, and
when HE motive II understood, II will be
applauded by ell unbiased minds.
Messrs Carlisle and Randall are both In
the city, and while neither IL willing to
take the public into his confidence. through
the medium Of the press, Il Il highly
probable that these great leaders may
have an informal conference before the
meeting OF Congress, with the view OF
making ''the two wings Of the Demscraey
iiap together" on the tariff question, In
the language Of Mr.. Randall during
speech in the Forty.ninth Congress.
The forthcoming report Of Secretary
Fairchiid l. awaited with no ordinary de.
gree OF interest by the financial world, as
II IL expected that he will take advanced
ground on the questions OF the Treasury
surplus. and the silver currency. That the
Secretary ls laboriously and carefully ap.
plying himself 10 the important under.
taking that devolves upon him. Il evidenc.
ed by the fact that 10 accomplish 1t he has
for several days confined himself to the
privacy OF his home, In order not to be
diverted from his work by visitors TO the
Department.
Secretary Lamar In hls report, which Ia
completed but not yet published. recon-.
mends that the Interstate commeree
Commission be detached from the Inter.
Tor Department and made directly re-
spcnsIble to Congress or the President Sos
Its acts, n At present the Secretary Of the
Interior only oiiiciates In the capacity oi
diabursing officer for the Commission
appearing that he has no jurisdiction over
that body At all.
There Is great pressure Of business a,
the General Land Office In the way Of IL.
suing agricultural patents, s4oo having
been made out during the past month, and
others In course Of preparation viii In
crease the number to 5000 for the month
Of November, which almost outrival any
previous record.
The balance Of power In the United
States Senate Is lodged with the rolliek
lag RIddleberger, the Senator from vir
ginia, who holds In the hollow OF his hand
the political future Of three Democratic
claimants to seats-Messrs. Lucas ant
Faulkner, Of West Virginia, and Mr.. Tur
pie, of Indiana. Senator Riddlebergei
states that he will endeavor to act as con
scienticusly In these controversies as 1
he were on the Supreme Bench Of the
United States.
The Republican Senate has more thar
enough chairmanships to 90 around
there being forty.seyen Senate committee
to only thirty-eight Republican Senators
and so II Is likely that the majority part,
will very generously bestow the nine sur
plus places on their Democratic brethrer